A little Sparkling Blaze

Rainbow Dash's POV

The last few days have been pretty normal. We've been taking care of Sparkling, it still surprise me just how fast a siren can develop. But things have been going pretty good till earlier today when Sparkling told me she wasn't feeling good so I told her to go lay down.

Later on I went to check on her and saw she was asleep. I normally wouldn't have thought much if it but I had a feeling something was wrong. So I got closer to her and that's when I realized how pale she was.

"Sparkling?" I asked as I reached out to wake her. She didn't wake up or even move. It looked like she was having trouble breathing. I picked her up and started running with her. Before I was even out of her room I started using the magic in my pendant and was running faster than I ever have before, before I knew it I was at the hospital.

Sunset started checking her right away.She seemed almost confused about what was wrong and started after medicating Sparkling and putting her on the oxygen ordering a bunch of tests while I called Aria to tell her what happened.

She got to the hospital really fast.
After a while Sparkling was awake again but she hadn't spoken a word since she woke up I had run back to the house at that point to bring her notebook for her to draw and distract herself.

Sunset came back into the room:

"I don't know why she is doing so bad the only thing she seems to have is a sore throat."

After that Aria had a look I never seemed crossing her face in my life:

"Ask her to sing."

Sunset seemed confused by asked her to sing. Sparkling opened her mouth to sing, but the sound of her voice was really quiet. After she sang Sparkling seemed to get worse and she fainted again.

"I've never seen anything like that before." Sunset told us.

"I have." Aria told us. "It's a siren illness."

"How bad are they?"

"It depends, but with the curse they're normally really bad."

"Really bad,but how bad?"

"If she gets worse to the point her voice won't get out,it'll kill her."

"Okay."She checked Sparkling once again."With how bad she is,I'm putting her in ICU.But I'll do my best to help her."

Aria seemed the most worried I've seen her be.I was really worried too,but surely it wasn't gonna be bad enough to kill her.

"Hey Ari,she'll be ok."

Aria sighed:

"I really hope so."

"No she will be."

"You don't understand, you've never seen a siren illness before. They can be really bad."

"And we have the best doctor we could ask for."

"I know...but..."

I wrap my arms around her. "I'm worried about her too. But we have to stay strong for her."

Sunset then came back:

"Alright we're ready to set her on ICU.I suppose Aria is staying with her since Dash has work."

She's right I did.I didn't realize how late it was.

I then kissed Aria:

"I'll be back after work."

Aria's POV

Dash left me all alone with Sparkling. I know she had to get to work but I still wish she was here. I'm here by myself just watching Sparkling try and sleep. I want to break down but I have to be strong.

"Mommy?"I hear a weak voice calling,Sparkling woke up.

"I'm here sweetie.What you need?"

"Where's mama Dash and where are we?"

"We're on the ICU and your mama Dash is at work.Now don't force your voice please,it'll get you worse."

She nodded.

They left lunch sitting there in case she woke up for me to offer.She had to eat something she hadn't eaten since yesterday night.

"Are you hungry?"

She nodded again.

I go over and try to help her to eat,but she seems nauseous and vomits it all out.

"W-we'll try later."I tell her holding my tears,if that curse killed her too,I didn't care what happened to me but I was gonna kill my aunt.

The rest of the afternoon she spent napping but around 4pm she started getting very worse,the machines started making an alarm making Sunset run into her room.

"Aria I hate to do this because in your place I wouldn't want to leave the room either.But I'm gonna need space for everyone to work."

"She's gonna be ok,right?"

Sunset looked away like she was unsure which answer to give me.She sighed and put an hand on my shoulder.

"It's really uncertain but we'll do our best."She then went into the room.

I sat in an chair outside the room,the ground felt like it was falling beneath me,I just recovered from losing Flaming.I just couldn't lose Sparkling too.

I called Dash.

"Ari?"

"Dash,I-I..."I started breaking down.

"Aria?!What happened?"Dash asked.Then it dawned on her."How is Sparkling?!"

That made me break down even further.

Rainbow Dash's POV

I heard Aria break down. I don't know what's wrong but there's only one reason she would be breaking down something has to be wrong Sparkling. I rush back to the hospital as fast as I can. When I get there Aria is still breaking down in the hallway. I hugged her tight.

"She's going to die." Aria said between sobs.

"What?!" I asked. "What happened did Sunset tell you that?"

"No but, with how she's acting I can just tell."

I calmed down a little. "Just because she's really bad doesn't mean she's going to die. You can't give up on her."

"I know, but what if she."

"Don't talk like that."

"But..."

"No buts! You can't just give up on Sparkling."

Sunset walked out of Sparkling's room.

"Good you called Dash." She sighed."Sparkling has gotten worse. A lot worse."

Aria started to break down again. "I knew it I just knew it."

"Aria calm down she didn't say that." I told her. "Sunset what happened?"

"The illness started to effect her lungs. And I don't want to scare you but her heart did stop, but we got it going again. We have her on a machine to help her breath."

At that Aria started breaking down to a point I only saw before when we lost Flaming.

Sunset then turned to Aria:

"Now she's not gonna die.But...I still want to keep her in the ICU.But you're not gonna lose her..."

Aria seemed like she didn't believe her and started breaking down to a point I was starting to get worried about her.And once we got to Sparkling's room and saw her asleep with an oxygen mask she just couldn't handle it.

At least with Flaming we hadn't had to see that or know she was hurting due to the fact she was already was born dead.I started to tear up too but held it down.

I grabbed on to Aria's shoulders.Then I remember something Adagio told me not only Sonata had that illness,but this illness is what killed Aria's mom during her pregnancy with Sonata.Of course Aria would be losing it right now.

"Ari,go stay at Adagio's,I'll stay with Sparkling and make sure she's alright.We need to believe this is not gonna end like with your mom and it's not gonna leave sequels like it did with Sonata."I told her as I kissed her."Sparkling will be alright,okay?Our little girl will be alright."

She nodded.I almost wanted to take her to Adagio's myself.But Sunset's turn was over and she was gonna pick up her twins at Adagio's anyway,I turned to Sunset.

"Take her?The last thing she needs is Forced Entry finding her alone right now."
Then they left.

Adagio's POV

I think some of my visions was gonna happen today,I didn't know each one with who yet,but this day just felt like an deja vu to me.

Anyways I was waiting for Sunset to arrive to pick Sky and Blame,she usually didn't enter but today not only I noticed she had someone in her car but she actually entered with the keys she had.

"Adagio,Aria needs you right now and she's sleeping here."

"What's wrong?" I started to say then I saw Aria. I hugged her tight.

"It's...it's Sparkling." Is all she could say before she broke down.

When she did that I knew exactly what happened.

"Sparkling is going to be ok..." Sunset started to say.

"I know, I've seen all of this before." I told Sunset. "You go ahead and take the kids, I'll take care of Aria."

I don't know how long I held Aria before she stopped crying.

"She's going to be alright." I tell her.

"Adagio you didn't see her." She told me.

"Do you really think I didn't see that? That one of my visions wouldn't show me Sparkling almost die?"

"But she might."

"Aria trust me in this Sparkling is going to be alright."

"How do you know?"

"I've seen visions of her when she's older." Ari seemed to get worried. "She doesn't die in any of those either."

"Even if she doesn't die she could end up like Sonata or even worse."

"By what I've seen of her in my visions I doubt it.But even if she did,what would that matter?You and Dash would take care of her like she always did."

"That's true but-"

"No buts,Aria."

That's when I realized how tired Aria looked.

"When was the last time you got some sleep?"I asked.

"Don't worry about that. I don't need sleep." She told me.

"Aria bed, you need to get some rest."

"No I don't."

"Now." I told her in the same tone of voice I had to use when she was a kid.

"Fine but could you...." She sighed. "Never mind."

"What?"

"Could you tuck me in and sing me to sleep?"

"Of course I can."

Me and Aria went upstairs, I tucked her in and kissed her on the forehead. I then sang her song and she was quickly asleep.

Despites her tough girl act,she wasn't over what happened to mom and Sonata and I think never would be,she also had just recovered mentally from losing a daughter and thought she was losing another.The curse really was cruel.

I sighed.I wonder if aunt Silver Song treated her daughter and our half-sister as bad as she treated us.

I hear my phone ring,I take a look it was Dash.

"Hey Dagi,how is Ari doing?"

"She's asleep,she calmed down."I tell her."Is Sparkling any better?"

"Yeah she is.She is able to breathe without machines already,and was able to eat."